Remakes you would WANT to see

[Thomas Irwin]

Originally Posted by MechaGodzilla

Orca (1977) comes to mind. There are parts of that film that are beautiful and haunting, unfortunately it's brought down a bit by some corny moments. I've always thought a remake, keeping everything good about the original and dropping the most ridiculous stuff, could be something amazing.

I've always liked this film myself, although I haven't seen it in many years and have arguably forgotten much. Such a seldom mentioned film with a great cast. I've been tempted at times to import the Japanese BD, fearing it will never see a release elsewhere, though the price is fairly prohibitive.

[Packerfan75]

The Odyssey

I still like the Hallmark version but with todays CGI, it could be awesome. It's meant to be huge and epic.

[octagon]

Why, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, of course.

[Thomas Guycott]

I'd like a good adaptation of The War of the Worlds that's accurate to the novel, please.

[Astro Zombie]

Congo with more Bruce Campbell.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

I think I made a similar thread like this a while back.

[msb1428]

Earthquake
Mr. Mom

[Thomas Irwin]

Originally Posted by Kaiju

HELLRAISER!

Where is my Hellraiser remake? It could be done so well in the right hands.

I think the earlier, and very hands-on, effects of Hellraiser comprise so much of the film's "charm" (if that word could feasibly be used to describe such an arguably bleak film). As well, I would argue, that any attempt at a reboot would invariably have to include Doug Bradley. For me anyhow, there is no Hellraiser without him. One of the most perfectly embodied characters in horror history. In my opinion, a truly brilliant and unmatchable actor.

[DragonOfTheBlackPool]

Dreamscape. Could make it a series, each movie involving a different dream/nightmare.

[Thomas Irwin]

Originally Posted by Astro Zombie

Congo with more Bruce Campbell.

More Bruce Campbell is never a bad thing.

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

I think I made a similar thread like this a while back.

In that case, Transformers.

[Kaiju]

Originally Posted by Thomas Irwin

I think the earlier, and very hands-on, effects of Hellraiser comprise so much of the film's "charm" (if that word could feasibly be used to describe such an arguably bleak film). As well, I would argue, that any attempt at a reboot would invariably have to include Doug Bradley. For me anyhow, there is no Hellraiser without him. One of the most perfectly embodied characters in horror history. In my opinion, a truly brilliant and unmatchable actor.

I agree, without Bradley it probably wouldn't work. Just bring in a fresh new perspective from a younger yet accomplished director and it could be interesting. Same goes for A Nightmare on Elm Street... I don't think anyone else should play Freddy with the exception of Robert Englund. He obviously expressed disinterest in playing the character again... but who knows.... money prevails all.

[Al_The_Strange]

I'm all for:

• Barbarella (was a Robert Rodriguez project for a time, but I think it fell off the map or something)
• Battlefield Earth
• The Black Hole (possibly in the works)
• Dune
• Forbidden Planet
• Gamera (possibly in the works)
• Logan's Run (possibly in the works)
• Red Sonja (another Rodriguez project that got shelved, WTF?)
• The Running Man
• Spawn
• Tomb Raider (preferably in the same tone, style, and with as much depth as the 2013 game)
• War of the Worlds (preferably set in 1898 as originally written, for a change)

I think these have potential as well, but wouldn't be broken up if they never came into being:

• Barb Wire
• Ben Hur
• Dreamscape
• The Guns of Navarone
• The Longest Day
• Johnny Mnemonic
• Max Payne
• Mortal Kombat
• Street Fighter

[Boschy]

Originally Posted by Kaiju

HELLRAISER!

Where is my Hellraiser remake? It could be done so well in the right hands.

The HELLRAISER: REVELATIONS/R3V3LAT10N5 sequel without actor Doug Bradley could be classed as a reboot. I have not seen it.

[remake]

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

I think I made a similar thread like this a while back.

I love this movie. One of my favourites from the early '90s.

[remake]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

[*]Mortal Kombat[/LIST]

Yes, please. I still jam to the theme song today.

[RandyK]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

I think these have potential as well, but wouldn't be broken up if they never came into being:

• Barb Wire
• Ben Hur
• Dreamscape
• The Guns of Navarone
• The Longest Day
• Johnny Mnemonic
• Max Payne
• Mortal Kombat
• Street Fighter

This is getting remade by the guy who Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Comes out in 2016

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by RandyK

This is getting remade by the guy who Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Comes out in 2016

Thanks for the heads-up, now I can avoid it.

[Kaiju]

Originally Posted by Boschy

The HELLRAISER: REVELATIONS/R3V3LAT10N5 sequel without actor Doug Bradley could be classed as a reboot. I have not seen it.

I've seen it. It's... tolerable. Pretty bad for the most part, but it definitely has a similar atmosphere to the original Hellraiser at times.

I'm talking about a full out theatrical release. Something big and theatrical. It will probably never happen... but I'm hopeful after Clive Barker announced it could happen.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by RandyK

This is getting remade by the guy who Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Comes out in 2016

Well, I was originally thinking it would be great if it was done by Ridley Scott or somebody else good. But Timur Bekmambetov?! As much as I love the guy's work, it doesn't seem like a good fit for a classic epic.

Ah well, we'll see what happens...

EDIT:

Just noticed this:

Originally Posted by wikipedia

On April 25, 2014 Paramount Pictures and MGM announced that they will co-produce Ben-Hur with Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, who also made the recent miniseries The Bible (TV miniseries). The film is set for release in February 2016.

Ehhhhhhhh...The Bible looked good, but was a bit weak on everything else. Maybe they'll improve on it, maybe not, we'll see...